Coding
Baba Is You
Kids push word blocks around to rewrite the rules of each level, turning WALL IS STOP into something new.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game in which the rules themselves sit on the board as movable pieces. Each level shows short sentences made of word blocks, like WALL IS STOP or FLAG IS WIN. Kids steer Baba, a small white creature, and shove those words around to change how the world behaves. Split up WALL IS STOP and Baba can wander through walls. Line up ROCK IS WIN and touching a rock clears the level. Soon players are turning themselves into rocks, making water the goal or stumbling onto rules nobody planned. Later levels look like genuine brain-benders, so it seems a fit for older kids and grown-ups puzzling together; younger children may enjoy the early stages and save the rest for later.
- Ages
- Older kids and grown-ups who love a brain teaser
- Works on
- iPhone and iPad app; Android app; Windows app; macOS app
- Topics
- Coding
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Norwegian
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Push word blocks to form a new rule
- Break a rule to walk through walls
- Make a rock the winning goal
- Build a level in the editor
Who it suits
Older kids and grown-ups who love a brain teaser.
Notes for parents
Made by Finnish developer Arvi Teikari, who goes by Hempuli. It picked up design awards at the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards, and runs on phones, tablets and computers.
What you need
- Phone, tablet or computer
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